Lea Close, Bishop's Stortford

MyStreetCheck free street report: Lea Close, Bishop's Stortford · 31 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/bishops-stortford-hertfordshire/lea-close/

House prices, sold prices and local information for CM23 5EA.

Average price (last 12 months)

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0 sales

Average price (since 2016)

£576,167

6 sales

Price range

£475k – £717k

lowest to highest sale

Last sale

20 Mar 2024

CM23 5EA

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At a glance

House prices£576k averageSince 2016 (few recent sales) CrimeAbout averageLower crime than about 50% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationLess deprived than mostDecile 8 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Nearest station20 min walkBishops Stortford station Schools3 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles, 1 Outstanding Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leaseholdAll freeholdAcross 8 Land Registry sales Conservation areaChecking…Planning designations Green beltChecking…Planning designations Listed buildingsChecking…Within about 200 m Planning applicationsChecking…Within 500 m, last 90 days

6 property sales on Lea Close, Bishop's Stortford have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. The most recent sale was on 20 Mar 2024. Most sales here are detached homes, which have sold for an average of £598,000. 1 home here has sold more than once since 2016; 1 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 67% detached, 33% semi-detached. Recorded sale prices on Lea Close range from £475,000 to £717,000. Every home sold here was sold freehold.

House prices on Lea Close compared

CM23 postcode area£483,025

Bishop's Stortford£476,485

England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Lea Close has had fewer than two sales in that time, so it is left out. See all CM23 house prices.

Average sale price by year

Tenure: 100% freehold and 0% leasehold across 8 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

Type	Sales	Average price	Last sold
Detached	4	£598,000	20 Mar 2024
Semi-detached	2	£532,500	9 Mar 2021

Sold prices on Lea Close

Address	Date	Price	Type	Tenure
10, Lea Close CM23 5EA	20 Mar 2024	£610,000	Detached	Freehold
7, Lea Close CM23 5EA	9 Jun 2023	£590,000	Detached	Freehold
8, Lea Close CM23 5EA	9 Mar 2021	£550,000	Semi-detached	Freehold
15, Lea Close CM23 5EA	2 Mar 2021	£717,000	Detached	Freehold
21, Lea Close CM23 5EA	30 Jun 2020	£525,000	Detached	Freehold
8, Lea Close CM23 5EA	24 May 2018	£515,000	Semi-detached	Freehold
28, Lea Close CM23 5EA	20 Feb 2018	£425,000	Detached	Freehold
22, Lea Close CM23 5EA	12 May 2016	£475,000	Detached	Freehold

Sale prices are as recorded by HM Land Registry. Some sales (for example repossessions and company purchases) are listed but left out of the averages.

Sale history: homes sold more than once

Address	Sales	Change
8, Lea Close	£515,000 (May 2018) → £550,000 (Mar 2021)	+7% over 3 yrs

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Schools near Lea Close

School	Type	Ages	Ofsted	Distance
All Saints Church of England Primary School and Nursery, Bishop's Stortford 208 pupils	Primary Church of England	3–11	Report	0.3 mi
Birchwood High School 1,417 pupils	Secondary	11–18	Report	0.5 mi
Summercroft Primary School 436 pupils	Primary	3–11	Report	0.5 mi
Avanti Meadows Primary School 315 pupils	Primary	3–11	Good Report	0.6 mi
Hockerill Anglo-European College 903 pupils	Secondary	11–18	Good Report	0.6 mi
The Hertfordshire & Essex High School and Science College 1,508 pupils	Secondary	11–18	Outstanding Report	0.9 mi
Birchanger Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School 93 pupils	Primary Church of England	4–11	Report	0.9 mi
White Trees Independent School 76 pupils	Other independent special school	11–18	Report	0.9 mi

Source: Department for Education (Get Information about Schools) and Ofsted. Grades are from each school's last graded inspection; newer inspections use report cards without a single overall grade, so check the full report. Distances are straight-line. Check catchment areas with the local council.

Getting around, shops and health

Train stations

Bishops Stortford station 1.0 mi · 20 min walk
Stansted Mountfitchet station 1.9 mi · 37 min walk
Elsenham station 3.6 mi · 1 hr 13 min walk

Nearest bus stops

Northolt Avenue (opp, Heath Row) 2 min walk
Northolt Avenue (adj, Heath Row) 2 min walk
Cannons Mill Lane (opp, Stansted Road) 2 min walk
Cannons Mill Lane (adj, Stansted Road) 3 min walk

GP surgeries

Church Street Partnership
30A Church Street, Bishop's Stortford · 0.9 mi
Helix Medical Centre
Herts And Essex Hospital, Cavell Drive, Bishop's Stortford · 1.0 mi
South Street Surgery
83 South Street, Bishop's Stortford · 1.1 mi
Peacock Surgery
1St Floor Castle Maltings, Lower Street, Stansted · 1.9 mi

Supermarkets

Morrisons Daily Morrisons Daily Bishops Stortford Snowley · 0.2 mi
Lidl Lidl Bishops Stortford · 0.2 mi
Spar Spar - Bishops Stortford · 0.7 mi
Waitrose Waitrose Bishop's Stortford · 0.8 mi

Pharmacies

Je Williamson Chemist · 0.2 mi
Boots · 0.9 mi
Hobbs Pharmacy · 1.0 mi

Dentists

The Orthodontic Practice · 0.7 mi
Barrett House Dental Centre · 0.8 mi
Riverside Dental Practice · 0.8 mi

Sources: Department for Transport (NaPTAN), NHS England organisation data, and GEOLYTIX Retail Points (open data). Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance.

Area profile

Deprivation

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This neighbourhood is in decile 8 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived 10% of areas in England and 10 the least deprived.

Income	6 of 10
Employment	7 of 10
Education and skills	6 of 10
Health and disability	9 of 10
Crime	6 of 10
Access to housing and services	9 of 10
Living environment	9 of 10

Each domain ranked in deciles across England (10 = least deprived).

Homes

	Here	Eng & Wales
Owned	65.3%	62.5%
Private rented	16.7%	20.3%
Social rented	18.0%	17.1%
Households	521

People

	Here	Eng & Wales
Under 15	16.7%	17.4%
Aged 15–64	65.3%	64.1%
Aged 65+	18.1%	18.6%
Residents	1,417

Broadband

	Here	UK
Superfast (30Mbit+)	100%	95%
Ultrafast (300Mbit+)	100%	80%
Gigabit-capable	100%	80%

Share of homes on this street's postcodes that can get each speed. UK figure is the average across all postcodes. Source: Ofcom Connected Nations.

Mobile signal

	Here	Eng & Wales
4G indoors, all 4 networks	85%	89%
4G indoors, at least 1 network	99%	100%
4G outdoors, all 4 networks	99%	99%
Calls indoors, all 4 networks	90%	92%

Share of homes across East Hertfordshire with good coverage (Jul 2025). Signal varies street by street; check your exact address on Ofcom's checker. Source: Ofcom Connected Nations.

Neighbourhood figures cover the surrounding Lower Layer Super Output Area (about 1,500 residents). Sources: Census 2021 (ONS) and the English Indices of Deprivation 2025.

Energy ratings and home sizes on Lea Close

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Who lives around Lea Close

Ethnic group

	Here	East Hertfordshire
White	88%	92.3%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups	4.1%	2.8%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh	4%	2.7%
Other ethnic group	2.5%	0.9%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African	1.4%	1.3%

Religion

	Here	East Hertfordshire
Christian	50.3%	49.1%
No religion	38.5%	41.8%
Not answered	6.9%	6%
Muslim	2.2%	1.2%
Hindu	0.9%	0.6%
Buddhist	0.5%	0.4%
Sikh	0.3%	–
Jewish	0.2%	0.4%

Country of birth

	Here	East Hertfordshire
Born in the UK	80.6%	89.2%
Born outside the UK	19.4%	10.8%

Highest qualification

	Here	East Hertfordshire
Level 4 qualifications and above	34.7%	38.6%
Level 3 qualifications	16.1%	16.8%
No qualifications	15.5%	13.8%
Level 2 qualifications	14.2%	14.4%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications	12.4%	9.4%
Apprenticeship	4.5%	4.7%
Other qualifications	2.7%	2.3%

General health

	Here	East Hertfordshire
Very good health	50.8%	54%
Good health	32.7%	32.5%
Fair health	12.3%	10.2%
Bad health	3.5%	2.6%
Very bad health	0.6%	0.7%

Cars or vans per household

	Here	East Hertfordshire
1 car or van in household	39%	40.6%
2 cars or vans in household	34.6%	33.7%
No cars or vans in household	13.3%	12.4%
3 or more cars or vans in household	13.1%	13.3%

Source: Census 2021 (ONS), via Nomis. Percentages of usual residents or households, as recorded in March 2021.

Figures cover the surrounding neighbourhood (Lower Layer Super Output Area, about 1,500 residents). Full demographics of East Hertfordshire.

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Estate agents near Lea Close

Taylor Wimpey 0.6 mi
Linden Homes 0.7 mi
Willmott & Lake 0.8 mi
Mullucks 0.8 mi
John Michael Properties 0.8 mi

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